Remarks by Shawn E. Cadime
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“But I don't that should be right off the top of your head every time you're going into a construction meeting with the GC and the designer and the OPM every month is costing the city of Fall River X amount of dollars. You should have that you should be memorized by now. I don't understand why we don't have those numbers.”
“So explain that to me. So I'm not following. So who is not being responsive to the city and then is it costing us more money?”
“And then when, how many days would you estimate that was, I would say probably about a week and a half or so. Okay, so we'll start looking at liquided a liquid data damages, time bonds on the hook for at least a week and a half for not being responsive. I hope we got that documented.”
“Okay. So that's my expectation as one city councilor, right? So every project that comes before us, we should know what the liquid data damages are. We should be managing these projects, and we should understand that while it's not on money, it is the taxpayer money. This is what we're here for, right? It is on money.”
“That's just the expectation that I have in terms of managing projects and delays. And I fully understand that there are going to be slippages in project schedules for unforeseens. But, you know, when you start getting to three months, you know, it's... No, this is substantial.”
“Give me some some kind of concerns about off street parking. That's what you're talking about.”
“Thank you. So in the statement where you you mentioned that the top level, they found out that that was more severe than we anticipated. That level was completely closed, right? So we knew that was the biggest issue.”
“But that's what I'm struggling with. Right. So if you told me that you are now x raying, you know, the first level on the second level, and you're not finding, you're now finding things that you didn't anticipate, to tell me you're finding things on the third level, when we had that shutdown, when we I mean, building Commissioner came here and told us he thought it was going to be it was going to collapse several times public safety issues, right? Like, so it's just hard for me to wrap my head around around that. So two final questions. So we can move on, because I know there's other things…”
“I guess my only recommendation, and Attorney Thomas just mentioned this, that we want the project to be... in a situation where we're not going to have to deal with this in a month or two months later. So when you start talking about value engineering, I can understand value engineering when you're going out for construction documents and you say, you know what, I don't want this type of flooring. I want a different type of flooring. I can understand that. But when you're talking about a parking garage, which is solely concrete, meshing, rebar, waterproofing, I'm struggling to figure out what…”
“But that's not what we called for. So I guess, you know, you represented it. We're still on the budget, right? So that would mean if you came to me saying we're still on the budget, that means we're getting everything that we specced out.”
“Yeah, I don't understand the bargaining chip. There's no bargaining chip. The bargaining chip is that we want the parking garage the way we scoped it out.”
“All right. So if you're going to get that, if we can figure out exactly what the cost impact is going to be over the three months with the unexpected changes. If you can get us the initial project schedule that was submitted and then the update, I guess all the updated project schedules. I'm not sure how often they give you an updated. I know you should have at least two, right, the initial and then an updated schedule, if you can get that to the council. I'd appreciate that.”
“okay just a quick question go ahead so i know i'm portuguese but i don't do any cement stone work uh pouring cement and cold weathers you can do it it's a different mix to do it i defer to columbus they have cold weather they have cold weather and they have blankets and we there will be a time and date that we'll we'll have to say we can't go any further but at this point they've done pours into january so so i guess that's why i'm a little concerned so the december we No concerns with that, and I guess the quality of the cement for cold weather cement versus... Quality is the same.”
“No, but that creates the need for the cold weather cement. I asked the question, I already knew the answer.”
“Can we turn AC on? It is hot. Man, I feel like I'm gonna pass out.”
“Oh, you actually have in front of you, $283,000 from CPC. When was that issued? Do you know on the 283 for?”
“So I guess the reason I asked, and what $85,000 was for the feasibility study?”
“So not to delay the process. So again, the concern is we're talking about FY 26, we're in 27. You're talking October 13th to get a feasibility just to have a discussion. We were talking about vegetation that is now looking like full-grown trees that are coming out of the side of the Bank Street Omri. So we talked about a spring clean-out March 12th to 26th. Not sure where that is. So if we can just get an update on where this all stands. And I'd actually like an update on all municipal building projects. and the timeline where we are. I'm just getting a little frustrated. It seems like every…”
“whim of grant funding applications and i recognize that it's not just for the bank street armory but i we had a conversation that we don't want it to be another police station right so we want to keep this we want to come up with a a plan for this but if we don't take care of it in the meantime at least the minimum of weather proofing it keeping it with temporary heat and all that other stuff we're going to have another police station on our hands so um i just not satisfied with the turnaround time on our project so you know the expectation needs to be a little bit more aggressive in terms of…”
“It would make too much sense for us to do that.”
“Can I just add one thing? Sure. You folks can leave. Just for the list, can we just get an update on Center Fire Station? Yes, thank you. So construction documents were supposed to be completed in April, and if you'd just update us. We don't need to talk about it today. I can brief you. Yeah, just an email. Okay.”
“Is there a lead time on the windows, and when do we have this conversation? This goes back to 2021 again. Here we are. I wasn't far off about six or seven years for projects.”
“And is there a reason why we can't work collaboratively with the school committee? Like why wouldn't we attend?”
“yeah listen i i think we're all on the same page everybody wants those windows replaced so i don't understand why it takes six years to replace windows right so the average situation so so the average citizen that wants to replace their windows in their home i know they're not waiting six years if they've got funding for it so what i know is that the plan that was initially put in counselor that they did not have the funds for the cost”
“We'll be back in a month. But we have procured the windows. So the windows, 78 windows have been placed on order. Using CPA money? CPC funds. Okay.”